Full Text of SR1387 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Senator Jason Barickman has represented the | 3 | | residents of central Illinois with distinction in the General | 4 | | Assembly for nearly 12 years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Barickman has served with honor in the | 6 | | Senate since January 2013 and in the House of Representatives | 7 | | from January 2011 to December 2012; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Barickman has striven to be an independent | 9 | | voice in favor of limited and responsible governance for our | 10 | | State and has demonstrated that there is space for independent | 11 | | and thoughtful representation in our increasingly polarized | 12 | | political climate; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Barickman was selected to participate in the | 14 | | inaugural class of the 2012 Edgar Fellows Leadership Program, | 15 | | which works to help future leaders bridge bipartisan divides | 16 | | and work together, and he continues to be active in that | 17 | | program; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Barickman has played an important role in | 19 | | bringing historic changes to the State of Illinois, as he has | 20 | | worked to make the State of Illinois a better place; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Barickman has been a leader of education | 2 | | reform initiatives, including legislation providing school | 3 | | choice to families struggling to escape failing districts, and | 4 | | he played an instrumental role in fixing the education funding | 5 | | disparities across the State, ensuring that all children, | 6 | | regardless of their zip code, have access to a high-quality | 7 | | education; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Barickman embraced a pro-growth mindset and | 9 | | supported initiatives that fostered new economic opportunities | 10 | | in Illinois, including his negotiation of legislation that | 11 | | legalized adult-use cannabis, publicly stating that adult use | 12 | | of cannabis is largely a personal choice; he has regularly | 13 | | been honored for his work in the Illinois General Assembly | 14 | | from agriculture and business groups; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Barickman championed the notion that | 16 | | government should give individuals freedom over their life | 17 | | decisions and fairness under the law; in supporting Marriage | 18 | | Equality, he said it was simply the right thing to do; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Barickman sought to engage our youth in the | 20 | | political process and created the Senator Barickman Youth | 21 | | Advisory Council, in which hundreds of central Illinois high | 22 | | school students participated and were encouraged to be active | 23 | | and engaged citizens; the program has been expanded throughout |
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| 1 | | the State; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, As the Floor Leader for the Senate Republican | 3 | | Caucus, Sen. Barickman has been able to serve as an important | 4 | | voice for his Republican colleagues on numerous important and | 5 | | controversial bills; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Barickman has embraced the notion of a | 7 | | citizen legislator, continuously maintaining his professional | 8 | | endeavors outside of the General Assembly, including as a | 9 | | partner in a real estate company and as an attorney, as well as | 10 | | an occasional adjunct college professor at his alma matter, | 11 | | Illinois State University; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Barickman was born on May 1, 1975 and raised | 13 | | on a family farm near Streator; he is the son of Jim and Judy | 14 | | Barickman and brother to Joel Barickman; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Barickman is a proud veteran and served as | 16 | | an infantry soldier in the Illinois Army National Guard; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Barickman and his wife, Kristin, have three | 18 | | young children, August who is eleven years old, Walter who is | 19 | | ten years old, and Lianna who is five years old; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, In his tenure as a lawmaker, Sen. Barickman has |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lawmakers and legislative staff alike know and | 3 | | appreciate Sen. Barickman for his commitment to the people of | 4 | | Illinois and to good public policy; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate | 7 | | Senator Jason Barickman on his retirement from the Illinois | 8 | | General Assembly after more than a decade of honorable and | 9 | | dedicated service; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Sen. Barickman with our friendship, our gratitude | 12 | | for his hard work, and our best wishes for his future | 13 | | endeavors.
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